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FinneasHayes
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Apr 17, 2026

Windows 11 Media Player Legacy still looks like it’s from the 2000s

I noticed the old Media Player Legacy on Windows 11 still has a 2000s-style interface. Is this kept on purpose by Microsoft?

 

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    JacobBrown
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    The legacy media player is a Win32 application retained for compatibility purposes; its interface has not been updated. We recommend using the Media Player or Movies & TV as an alternative.

  • I highly recommend to drop a feedback on this to Windows engineering team, via Feedback hub app.